Tomin in The Alien World

When the bandits wanted to escape, Guyue and others were about to catch up. Tang Yin stopped them with a horizontal knife and said in a deep voice, "don't chase!" Tang Yin is alert and knows the truth that a poor enemy should not be pursued. Now it's dark, and you're not familiar with the environment. If you chase into the woods and get ambushed by bandits, the gain is not worth the loss.

After a short time, the team from the official road ran to the people. The general in his early thirties looked majestic, dressed in black iron armor, red tassels on his head and stepped down from the high horse, while the soldiers followed him. Their helmets were askew. Many of them were not equipped with complete armor. They only wore the single clothes of the wind soldiers. They looked down and embarrassed.

The general urged him to take a few steps immediately, looked around Tang Yin and others, and then politely said, "I'm Zhang Zhou, head of the first corps of Pingyuan county. Excuse me, are you the escort of Lord Tang?"

Hearing the speech, Tang Yin stepped forward two steps, looked up and said, "I'm Tang Yin!"

"Ah!" The general was shocked when he heard the speech. He quickly turned over and got off his horse. He came to Tang Yin quickly and stepped in to salute. He said positively, "my subordinate Zhang Zhou is late, which frightened Lord Tang. I hope Lord Tang won't be surprised."

Tang Yin looked up and down at the general. He was no stranger to his name. Before coming to Pingyuan County, he knew something about the situation here. There were three Corps in Pingyuan County, and the head of the first Corps was Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou is plain and of medium build. Standing with Tang Yin, he is a little shorter. He does have the dignity that a general should have, but he looks quite honest.

"General Zhang, don't you know there are bandits here?" There were a lot of bandits just now, especially the two leaders, who were all masters of Lingwu. Zhang Zhou should be dismissed if he didn't know about such a large bandit group.

"Oh..." Zhang Zhou looked pale, slowly lowered his head and said, "my subordinates have heard of it."

"Then why not destroy it?" Tang Yin asked coldly.

"It's not that there is no encirclement and suppression, but that the bandits are cunning. They have encircled and suppressed several times, but they have escaped in the end. This is the incompetence of their subordinates!" Zhang Zhou lowered his head and replied in a low voice.

His ability is unknown, but at least he has the courage to admit his mistakes, which makes Tang Yin a little satisfied.

He looked around Zhang. There were about 2000 soldiers behind him. They were not old, weak, sick or disabled, but they were so energetic that they didn't dare to compliment. They were not only disheveled in armor, but also listless. They looked like eggplant beaten by frost. Because many people were wearing single clothes and there were no leather armor outside, they were pale and shivering in place.

This is the first Corps in Pingyuan county. It is still so, and the situation of the other two corps can be imagined. He frowned and said, "it's late autumn and winter is coming soon."

"Yes... Yes!" Zhang Zhou didn't understand what Tang Yin meant by this.

Tang Yin raised her eyebrows and asked, "are you going to let the brothers below wear single clothes for the winter?"

"Oh..." Zhang was speechless and tongue tied on Monday. He didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Tang Yin had to question, Qiu Zhen quietly pulled his skirt.

After all, Zhang Zhou is a famous military commander. Although Tang Yin is his boss, he is a newcomer and doesn't benefit from making the relationship too rigid.

He smiled at Zhang Zhou and asked softly, "Pingyuan county is in a cold place. It's cold in late autumn. Why doesn't General Zhang distribute cotton padded clothes to the soldiers?"

Zhang Zhou is not Qiu Zhen. However, seeing him standing next to Tang Yin, he must have a high status. In addition, he is gentle and speaks softly, which makes people feel good about him.

He replied, "it's not that I don't want to distribute it, but that the military depot is empty and the county hasn't supplied cotton padded clothes."

Tang Yin frowned deeper and asked, "didn't the former county head declare to the county?"

"Yes, but the county still has supplies to deliver."

"When will it be delivered?"

"This..." Zhang Zhou's face showed bitterness, lowered his head and stopped talking. He also wanted to know when the county could deliver the supplies, but it was estimated that it would not be possible in a short time.

Tang Yin felt impatient when he saw that he always hesitated and stopped talking. He walked through Zhang Zhou, walked among the soldiers and looked at them from a distance. These soldiers were despondent enough. When he looked closer, he could only describe them as disabled and unable to bear to see. Some soldiers have no armor, even those who wear armor are in tatters. Many people's armor has been damaged. Small holes are pierced on both sides of the breach, and then the breach is tied up with hemp rope. Such armor should have been invalid long ago, but they still wear it and have to go to the battlefield to fight with barbarians. How can their lives be guaranteed? How can such a soldier win?

The armor is incomplete, and some are old. Where are the new armor? Although Tang Yin has just met Zhang Zhou, he doesn't think he has the courage to withhold military funds privately. He turned fiercely, glared at Zhang Zhou and asked, "the soldiers either have no armor or wear broken armor. Didn't they declare it to the county?"

"This..." Zhang Zhou still couldn't answer.

Tang Yin deliberately sneered and said, "General Zhang, did you steal all your new armor and exchange it for money?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhou's head buzzed, his feet floated, and he almost sat on the ground.

Misappropriation of military funds is no joke. It's a felony of beheading.

He looked at Tang Yin in horror and said repeatedly: "wronged, Lord Tang, during his tenure, his subordinates have never embezzled a penny of the army..."

"Where's all that stuff?" Without waiting for him to finish, Tang Yin asked sternly.

"Alas!" Zhang Zhou sighed helplessly. He couldn't hide things if he wanted to, He whispered: "the county hasn't issued one helmet and one armor to Pingyuan County for three years, resulting in a shortage of armor. When the brothers die on the battlefield, their armor will be left to the recruits. If the recruits die again, the armor will be left to the next batch of recruits. Therefore, the armor worn by the brothers now is left by the soldiers who died before. It seems... It's a little worn..."

"How dare you!" Tang Yin's eyes lit up after listening. Guyue, Lotte and others also frowned. I can't believe there is such a thing.

"Is that true?"

"My subordinates will never dare to make a half empty statement!"

"Is there no new armor in the county?"

"Subordinates don't know." Zhang Zhou's face showed difficulty.

He didn't want to ask this question, because it was useless. The county couldn't manage the county. The county refused to distribute materials. No one could help. He didn't think Tang Yin, a newcomer, could handle the problems that previous county guards couldn't solve.

Tang Yin looked directly at Zhang Zhou and didn't say a word for a long time.

Under his sharp eyes, Zhang Zhou was uncomfortable, his head hung lower, and he didn't dare to breathe.

I don't know how long it took him, as if it was a century, to finally hear Tang Yin speak.

"General Zhang, take your men and come with me!"

"Where is Lord Tang going?"

"Shunzhou!" Tang Yin walked quickly to his horse, pressed the saddle and jumped onto the horse.

"To... To shunzhou? Lord Tang went to shunzhou to..."

"Military funding!" Tang Yin replied without expression.

Armor is the last layer of protection for soldiers on the battlefield. Without armor, how many casualties will there be in a battle? No matter what reason the county head Yu he has, if he can't give him a satisfactory explanation, he won't give up.

Tang Yin wants to return by the same way and find the primary materials of the county, which is beyond Zhang Zhou's expectation. He has been in the army in Pingyuan County for so long and has never seen such a tough County guard. Even Tang Yin hasn't even been to the county, so he hasn't officially taken office!

"This... Lord Tang, this is not right!" Zhang Zhou hurriedly urged his horse to follow up and carefully advised him.

"Wrong?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and smiled, but there was a terrible cold light in his eyes. He smiled and said softly: "if yu he dares to mention the word 'inappropriate' in front of me, I'll cut off his head!"

Ah? After hearing this, Zhang Zhou shook on the horse and nearly fell headlong.

He didn't know if Tang Yin was joking, but even if he was joking, he was a little too brave.

Tang Yin is certainly not joking. Maybe other counties are afraid of the head of the county, but he is not afraid. It is not only because he has the title of Zhenbei general and withholds military funds, which leads to adverse war. It is also a felony. Even if he really kills Yu He, it is reasonable to find it, not to be unclear.

On the way, he asked Zhang Zhou what was missing in the army.

Zhang Zhou's answer made Tang Yinqi's eyes green. There was no shortage of military materials such as weapons, armor, winter and summer uniforms, war horses and so on. What's more, there was a lack of even military pay.

Pingyuan County originally had three regiments, but the pay paid by the county was only enough for one and a half regiments. Now, the actual strength of the three regiments is only about 20000, less than one third.

Tang Yin became more and more angry and finally asked, "General Zhang, tell me what you don't lack."

"Well... There is no shortage of food and grass." Zhang Zhou whispered.

Well, there's no shortage of food. Yu he has a conscience and doesn't intend to starve all the soldiers in Pingyuan county. Tang Yin muttered.

However, Zhang Zhou added: "the grain and grass given by the county is actually only enough for one and a half corps, but large local households in Pingyuan county have donated grain and grass, so there is no shortage in the army."

Teng! Tang Yin's anger rose to the top again, holding the reins of the war horse tightly. Yu he should be killed!

Now he wants to hear how he will explain to himself when he sees Yu He.

Tang Yin stopped talking, but the smile on his face was gradually deepening.

Zhang Zhou doesn't know what he's laughing at, but Qiu Zhen and others know his surname Xi and look at each other. They can't help but secretly fight a cold war. It can be seen that Tang Yin is really angry again. When he comes to shunzhou this time, he doesn't know what big things are going to happen!

Qiu Zhen whispered, "brother Tang, the head of the county is an important position. The official rank is very high. Don't act impulsively!"

Tang Yin smiled and shrugged back, "of course I know. You don't have to worry!"

The more he said that, the more worried Qiu Zhen became.